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Once the craft lands, the viewer can see how parts of the helicopter's wings have been shot off which would obviously make flying more difficult for the aircraft.

Pigeon shooting is not illegal in South Carolina, as they are considered an exception to the law that prevents hunters from shooting non-game birds.

Caught on tape: The purpose of the plane's flight was to record footage of a pigeon shoot taking place in South Carolina, seen partially in the left corner

That said, the practice is strongly discouraged by animal rights groups, like SHARK.

'Their behaviour has turned to the criminal all for the love of killing,' Mr Hindi said of the hunters.

Mr Hindi then filed an incident report with the Colleton County Sheriff's Department, saying that the shooting was malicious damage to property and he estimated it would cost between $200 and $300 to repair the damages.

'This was SHARK's first encounter with the Broxton Bridge Plantation, but it will certainly not be the last,' he said in a news release.

'We are already making plans for a considerably upscaled action in 2013.'

This is not the first time that one of their video drones, which they call Angel Aircraft. A similar drone-shooting happened when SHARK was filming a pigeon shoot in Wing Pointe, Pennsylvania in January of last year.